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Ford Elementary painting project — approved: The Buildings and Grounds Subcommittee approved a Sherwin-Williams-funded pavement painting project at Ford Elementary School and moved the item forward; the motion passed on roll call with Members present voting yes.

Drewitz (Drewitz/Drewitz–Connery) mosaic mural — approved: The committee approved a student-designed mosaic mural to be built with the Lynn Cultural Council grant and artist residency; the project will be installed in a back hallway. The subcommittee voted to move the project forward to the full committee with an amendment noted in the subcommittee record; roll-call votes on the subcommittee were recorded as yes by members present.

Connery (plywood mural to be hung) — approved: A similar project for Connery was approved by the subcommittee to produce artwork on plywood to be displayed in the school’s front hallway; the motion was forwarded and carried.

Policy packets forwarded to Committee of the Whole — approved (subcommittee action): The Policy Subcommittee moved multiple sets of policy revisions to the Committee of the Whole for review: (1) the ACA / ACAB / AC packet was forwarded; (2) internal-facing policies (A–I) and student-facing policies (J–L) were forwarded; and (3) an additional set including IJNDB–S, JICA and JICFB was forwarded. Roll-call votes were recorded in the subcommittee minutes and passed with members present voting yes.

Street-directory corrections — approved: The committee approved editorial edits and additions to the municipal street directory used for feeder assignments, including adding several streets (e.g., Blossom Street extension, Bubier Street, Carolyn's Road, Day Street, Ellis Street, Freeman Square, Gas Wharf Road, Gibson Place, Hansen Street, Harding Street, Marine Boulevard, McDonough Square, Susan Drive), changing Wayne Street to Wayne Ave, and removing apparent misspellings or nonexistent streets (Purdon Street, Kendall Street, Winson Street). The motion to approve the edits passed on roll call.

Field trip and donations — approved: The committee approved the Breed Middle School grade-8 field trip to Canopy Lake Park (Salem, N.H.) on June 11, 2025; accepted a $2,000 donation from King Residence Council to Breed Middle School; accepted $2,000 from the same entity to Classical High School; and accepted 500 Red Sox tickets (with vouchers and transportation) from Stop & Shop to Washington Elementary School. All donations and the field trip were approved by voice vote.

Calendar and scheduling motions — approved: The committee voted to cancel the April 24 regular meeting because of school vacation week and approved a motion to table an agenda item where a family could not attend.

Executive session — no votes reported: The committee convened an executive session for contract negotiations and bargaining strategy; the committee reported it took no votes in executive session.

These were procedural approvals and referrals; in most cases the subcommittees forwarded items for full committee information or acceptance and the work will proceed with implementation steps noted by administration.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Lynn School Committee Meeting - March 27, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The school committee and its subcommittees approved a handful of items on March 27, including school artwork projects, several policy packets forwarded to the full committee, corrections to the street directory, field-trip and donation acceptances and calendar adjustments.","taxTitle","Lynn Public Schools, School Boards, Massachusetts","taxId",13444,"location","Massachusetts","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6098841,"District proposes student advisory committee to give students formal voice; plan would implement in fall 2025",451,3563000,4014000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2822287-0b2e2e3d601f893b13f42f68ab976c11&start=3563&end=4014","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2822287-0b2e2e3d601f893b13f42f68ab976c11/thumbnail_3563000.jpg","/articles/6098841/Massachusetts/District-proposes-student-advisory-committee-to-give-students-formal-voice-plan-would-implement-in-fall-2025","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6098841-6fe859a321083803302370a47400ad57/orig.mp4?Expires=1770453007&Signature=LpKPCk-~IEqIt8CpuEBQ3nwiOWGZjUBlTYtm4hMBlNRVOsc2xw2WylIOycNWOCVhwyfKVPvBTlHEgkQZEBZuP-3hA~L7UShrY1KJxvEQwlokH4VLVrFlSiRuR1TbwC2VUMGxGSQfuaJNvgaobqvBQcukCGcZXuly7eqOlS9XJEm0HJG3AQfF9mTRpzwy~nP6WVXZqBkGrHfQr5ikBziKczAfTlhsS8ooMugWRMmBO63A1gtXr7kw6d5DexKXu-n1YVCV4Txdw56XWikVqjm2JfIH2EUOk9vdvLehtOvfmWlinjpm7g88nZN89TZbImlLj5OSpYdlpzu5Mpp-NskDug__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","District attorneys and administrators presented a plan on March 27 to bring the district into compliance with state law and existing policy requiring a student-elected school committee representative.

Charlie Gallo, compliance officer, reviewed the statutory requirements: a student school committee must meet at least once every other month, consist of five students elected by their high-school peers, and select among themselves a chair who serves as a nonvoting ex officio member of the school committee (not participating in executive session). Gallo said the district’s existing policy mirrors the statute but the practice has been limited.

Deputy Superintendent Alyssa Algores proposed a phased implementation: this spring (2025) each comprehensive high school (Classical, Lynn English, Lynn Vocational Technical Institute, Frederick Douglass Collegiate Academy) would select one freshman, sophomore or junior to represent that school through the 2025–26 year. SAC members would elect one of their own to serve as the school committee student representative and would be permitted to appoint a designee for absences. The plan envisions SAC members meeting monthly with one or two school committee members and at least one district designee while remaining mindful of open-meeting-law constraints.

The proposal also excludes current student-government officers and the superintendent’s student cabinet from eligibility to broaden opportunities. School committee members asked logistical questions about scheduling meetings and noted virtual options could be helpful to accommodate after-school activities.

No committee vote was held; district leaders said this is a plan for committee feedback and that the district would proceed with nominations and the SAC election this spring with the intent for the student representative system to take effect in September 2025.","Lynn Public Schools presented a plan to implement its statutory student school committee (policy JIB) by forming a Student Advisory Committee (SAC) drawn from high schools; the district aims to elect a student representative to the school committee and schedule regular meetings beginning September 2025.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6098845,"District unveils proposed redistricting to move students into new Pickering Middle School",508,2608000,3116000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2822287-0b2e2e3d601f893b13f42f68ab976c11&start=2608&end=3116","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2822287-0b2e2e3d601f893b13f42f68ab976c11/thumbnail_2608000.jpg","/articles/6098845/Massachusetts/District-unveils-proposed-redistricting-to-move-students-into-new-Pickering-Middle-School","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6098845-dea9bfd6c42d1f6c55ae9e1a50b2ea56/orig.mp4?Expires=1770453007&Signature=Z5x0cByAdncOHnuTvqdVmS3zmAoyFu1i0w6Uvu3FFDCOff7yrwBIgs9F8ElE7FzD-xBYVn4IjEQhaWe7LsfJyBzmQQXkKb1hEcFsI4A7KGSHvdS1pgcfhfhaa1Y29SIMW1oY2TFECidpbljErAiPqDo1oM~Lj7MDTFE5D0F1qWO3HB~5ZjdExdAKxcokK3RG5YTOCzSEmXLw-28VH9D5aI2Cv2w3l~5Va7PJjut5w~OmYBIoO6E54KKTz9YfN9MsEYwKlQGIpx~50zlwRNPfBxkUQ4CvbbTE6etSIRABuXmn7rWngM4lNO~-S15zs242PklNp6GPLfEeD3jmAXtsMg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Lynn Public Schools presented a proposed redistricting plan on March 27 that would assign students to a new Pickering Middle School opening in early 2027 and rebalance enrollment across the city’s three middle schools.

District staff said the new Pickering will be roughly 185,000 square feet across five stories and will include a cafetorium, gymnasium, health services space, media center, maker space, drama and movement areas, grade-level clusters and outdoor learning overlooks. The project’s planned completion date is early 2027.

Under the proposal, feeder patterns will change for a number of elementary schools to better align students with the closest middle school and to reduce enrollment pressure. The district presented a proposed reallocation that would produce projected enrollments of about 1,208 at Breed, 1,149 at Pickering and 1,083 at Marshall — a more even distribution than current numbers (Breed 1,359; Pickering 627; Marshall 1,454) shown in the presentation.

The district said its methodology prioritized distance and convenience, access to updated facilities and preserving elementary-school feeder relationships. Planners said 82% of assigned students in the middle-school cohort would be assigned to their geographically closest school under the proposal, and 81% would remain in the same boundary as previously assigned.

Officials emphasized that existing middle-school assignments will not change midyear; if the new Pickering opens during a school year, students already attending the current Pickering would move into the new building for the remainder of that year and most reassignments would take effect in the September following completion. Questions about classroom staffing were raised: district staff said the new building will include more classrooms and that staff postings and hires will follow normal end-of-year processes, allowing current staff the opportunity to apply for positions at Pickering.

The district will open a public comment period April 1–30, will post the presentation and a survey on the Lynn Public Schools and MSBA websites, and will hold a public forum at Pickering Middle School on April 30 at 5:30 p.m. The district plans to return to the school committee with any adjustments and to request final approval on June 12, 2025.

District staff said the changes are designed to reduce overcrowding at some schools and give more students access to the new facility; the presentation also included clarifications about specific elementary-to-middle feeder adjustments for neighborhoods and addressed questions on timing and staffing.","Lynn Public Schools presented a proposed redistricting plan to assign students to the new Pickering Middle School (scheduled to open early 2027) that aims to balance enrollment across the city's three middle schools; the district will accept public comments April 1–30 and hold a forum April 30.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6098847,"Compliance officer outlines Title IX and state-law changes; policy updates sent to full committee",301,332000,633000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2822287-0b2e2e3d601f893b13f42f68ab976c11&start=332&end=633","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2822287-0b2e2e3d601f893b13f42f68ab976c11/thumbnail_332000.jpg","/articles/6098847/Massachusetts/Compliance-officer-outlines-Title-IX-and-state-law-changes-policy-updates-sent-to-full-committee","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6098847-f329c35c3d1672194edcfc110c3c9848/orig.mp4?Expires=1770453007&Signature=H63yK18BqWsipskUp~Zu7BHTq7F36HH3RBxl4LyskakGsrI2z-jE3XFwofybOS3nZCnfd~oswy9K1PtpADIgUKKF3Cpg3B1Ld6ssAZL4vI~zjGTtUpFvFneg6VYTa2LKTUaVHfoyGn02ctM76xFokuueXppaTYxxhMs7TPhIGP8rfD3ouAHReZgLO-bEOoyF1KxXdjWW~1eT2ytuhm~VR0TUV037ymZmgtCQHqq7DJzvHe~eDESBzzg1ik6kNRpKXkM2x3lTnEG7VN-Z-3ofS~LjgkhQRUCCxJXrgPsU-v0D8wkWqwT1CGvQlvU3Qdkn7nFvsiow295rWuCBcq6RFA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Lynn Public Schools compliance officer briefed the policy subcommittee on a set of revisions to the district’s nondiscrimination and harassment policies and the subcommittee voted to send the drafts to the Committee of the Whole.

Charlie Gallo, Lynn Public Schools compliance officer and Title IX coordinator, told the committee the federal Title IX standard in effect prior to 2024 uses a higher threshold for sexual-harassment findings — \"severe, pervasive, and objectively offensive\" — limited to sex-based harassment or discrimination. He said the Biden Administration’s 2024 changes expanded that standard but were swiftly rolled back by courts, and the district’s proposed drafts revert Title IX policy language to the 2020 standard recommended by counsel and statewide school associations.

Gallo explained how the proposed policy package separates federal Title IX coverage from state protections: it designates ACA (the harassment policy) for Title IX-specific matters, moves general protected-class coverage into the district’s broader nondiscrimination policy, and relies on Massachusetts law to investigate and address conduct not covered by Title IX. \"ACA becomes Title IX only,\" he said, and an accompanying policy, ACA B, would cite Massachusetts law and apply to employees and students for categories not covered under federal Title IX.

The subcommittee discussed the policy drafts and then moved three policies — ACA, ACAB and AC — to the Committee of the Whole for consideration. The motion carried on a roll-call vote with members present voting yes. The subcommittee later forwarded additional batches of internal-facing and student-facing policies (groups labeled A–I and J–L in the packet) to the Committee of the Whole for review as well.

Gallo noted attorneys from the district’s counsel and the Massachusetts Association of School Committees participated in drafting the revisions. He said the district also revised student-facing policies (responsible technology use, dress code, bullying) to reflect the broader nondiscrimination list and recommended internal policies reference the main nondiscrimination policy to avoid repeated laundry lists if protected classes change in the future.

The policy drafts will be considered by the full Committee of the Whole; committee members had no final votes on the content at the March 27 meeting beyond forwarding the drafts for committee review.","Lynn Public Schools compliance officer presented a set of revisions to district nondiscrimination and harassment policies to align with the federal Title IX standard in place before 2024 changes and to ensure Massachusetts law covers gaps not in federal law; the policy subcommittee voted to move the drafts to the Committee of the Whole.",{"_33":113,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":114,"_41":115,"_43":116,"_45":117,"_47":118,"_49":119,"_51":120,"_53":121,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":122,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":123,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6098849,"Parents, clinicians urge school committee to preserve SEL staff amid proposed cuts",1571,900000,2471000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2822287-0b2e2e3d601f893b13f42f68ab976c11&start=900&end=2471","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2822287-0b2e2e3d601f893b13f42f68ab976c11/thumbnail_900000.jpg","/articles/6098849/Massachusetts/Parents-clinicians-urge-school-committee-to-preserve-SEL-staff-amid-proposed-cuts","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6098849-2046c430549591c10d3f6985b824555a/orig.mp4?Expires=1770453007&Signature=I4GVfnDIw0C1XeActz2RXgtoTl7O4HK8LQcpvfEM6tLb2C9sW6zdE54Exrrnk1Jz3jtV1D91WTL15wOFKPOFHK6dEq3jHsD9wIzwh~zL223oeIi~Jfpwrv8kIvENL9f~4CTSDALQbTLA1gT1W8Lqy3s~j85Ow4zwU0cIWj5R-8pxi~e-nOkDEKOKcGdOqFQdtwnZRbZwWjJz26yKog~A0CMJAJPu4BIhsTnFIzpPQPgMwq-j5e2TAplTvhtJxzffX53CdL3sJ3yaiihXtnX4bxDiVJq2Kh~3GiCWJe0b7M~iUjU2mbbm4Q8KXdywOSNjaiBF1ejwZEz~1tf8kbDO1w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Dozens of parents, clinicians and students told the Lynn School Committee at its March 27 meeting that proposed reductions to the district’s social-emotional learning staff would harm students and could increase costly out-of-district placements.

Speakers said clinical staff provide crisis intervention, suicide screening and ongoing therapy that keep students in school and out of more expensive placements. \"Cuts to the SEL department won't make mental health struggles disappear. They'll only leave more students without the help they need,\" said Michelle Sheehy, a Marshall Middle School parent.

The public comments came during the meeting’s open-mic period, which the committee reserves for brief public remarks. Several clinicians described the volume of work they handle: Jennifer Fucci, representing the district clinical team, said clinicians supported more than 3,700 students in January alone and that some clinical staff are working an additional 10 to 50 percent of contractual hours to meet demand. She estimated the district will provide approximately 4,000,000 direct service minutes in the 2024–25 school year in compliance with IEP and 504 plans.

Clinical supervisors and social workers told the committee that SEL services help prevent out-of-district placements that can cost $150,000–$200,000 per student per year. “These programs ensure that students who need specialized support are able to receive that within the district, preventing the need for costly out-of-district placements,” Fucci said.

Several speakers offered personal testimony about the effect of clinicians. \"They provided resources, suggested accommodations, and most importantly, gave my daughter a safe space and the tools to cope,\" Sheehy said of Marshall Middle School clinicians. Lindsay Tobin, a paraprofessional who said she received clinician support as a high-school student, said she would not be “here today” without that help.

Speakers noted concrete clinical workloads and safety work: Jessica Nason (clinical supervisor at Shoemaker Elementary) and others said clinicians are often the first point of contact for families seeking mental health services without insurance barriers; the clinical team assessed 91 students for suicidal ideation over 108 school days, an indicator commenters said demonstrates both demand and life-saving intervention.

District leaders had earlier described a projected $6 million budget shortfall that could require reductions in administrative and nonessential positions and noted possible reductions in federal grant funding; the superintendent’s budget presentation (covered elsewhere in the meeting) positioned staff reductions as a last resort while protecting classroom teachers and core programs. Public commenters urged the committee to prioritize protecting SEL staff over administrative reductions.

Committee members did not vote on SEL staffing during the meeting. The superintendent and administration said the budget development process is ongoing and that final staffing decisions will follow the formal budget proposals and municipal process in the coming months.

The committee did not take votes on SEL staffing at this session; speakers asked the committee to preserve the clinical staffing model as district leaders and the committee continue budget deliberations.","Multiple parents, clinicians and students urged Lynn Public Schools officials to preserve social-emotional learning (SEL) clinical staff after the district circulated proposals that would reduce SEL services as part of budget-balancing measures.","actionData","errors"]

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